Production of lithium-ion batteries at Sanyo's Japanese plant in Hyogo prefecture, western Japan, will move to those new Chinese facilities, the person said, adding that the Sanyo factory recently stopped producing such batteries and is preparing for the relocation.

Earlier Panasonic Mulls Cuts to TV Panel Production Earlier this year, Panasonic said it was planning to move the equipment for manufacturing plasma displays at its Amagasaki No. 1 plant in Hyogo Prefecture to China.